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Show BaBBB HareoarM Abeont-Mlodednes. K, Blr 'William Vernon Harcourt la vary V absent minded. Going to a dinner on a H Monday night, he noticed a look of sur- H prise on the faoes of his host and host H ms, but thought no more about It, and H spent a pleasant evening. On Tues- H day, Wednesday and Thursday ha at H tended dinners at other Houses with H the same result, and on Friday, while H keeping the list of his engagements H for the week, which were marked down H In his book, he found that the butler, H who waa to announce him, waa an old H acquaintance had formerly been In H his aervtco. Tho man, howevor, started H back and gazed at him open-mouthed. 1 "What's tho matter, John!" asked the H f statesman. "Didn't you expect me to H dinner?" "Yes, Blr William," explain. H ed the butler, "but It wasn't tonight H It waa for Friday of next week." In- H Testlgatlon of the engagement book ex- 1 plained the mystery. Each page noted t a week's engagements. Sir William, . In his haste, had turned over twd B pages, and had thus been keeping en- H! gagementa which only fell due a week |